April Monthly Favorites

Hello my wonderful readers! It's that time of month that I share what I loved from the month before. April came and went so fast I don't have as many things as I have in the past months. 

1. Coloring: I have really gotten back into my adult coloring books, I found 3 in my closet when I cleaned it out haha. I like to sit with Aaron after the kids have gone to bed and color while he watches what he wants. 

2. Podcasts: I have loved listening to the sermons from our church if we missed going. Also I like the Harshe podcast with January Harshe and her husband Brandon, they talk about large family topics and postpartum experiences, etc. Also Aaron and I listen to a podcast once a week together that Aaron's friend does called Classless Chat and it's pretty funny.

3. Chai Tea Latte K-cups: they are Walmart brand, I tried it at moms group a couple times and had to track them down. I am usually not one to shy away from my peppermint mocha creamer only but I really like this. 

4. Playing with the kids outside: we ended April with warm enough weather to fill our little pool and the kids are loving it! It's nice to watch them play and just put my feet in the little pool and then eat Popsicles with them. 

That's really it for the month of April, see you in the next post! 

Penelope Ann at 3.5 years old!

Hello my wonderful readers! I cannot believe our little girl is 3.5 years old! It is crazy to think how fast time is going by and how fast she is growing into a real little person that can do things on her own. 

She is wearing 3T/4T pull ups and size 4 panties. She can go to the bathroom alone and wash her hands and all which is a big relief for me with 2 others that always need something. She does have her accidents still but when we are home she is good to wear panties all day and a pull up at night. When we are out and about we put a pull up on her because she gets distracted and doesn't say anything until its too late so we are still working on that. 

She is wearing size 3T/4T clothes. The 3T pants are a little short for her long legs and 4T pants waistbands are too big for her little waist haha. She wears anywhere from a 3T-5T size shirt depending on the brand and size 8 (I think) shoes.

She sleeps through the night but has a hard time falling asleep, she likes to talk herself to sleep haha. She is dropping her nap but we do still have rest time.

She eats like any normal toddler, whenever she feels like it, some days she eats barely anything and the next day she eats everything. She is on whole milk because that's what the twins are on and I think it's silly to buy two different types of milk, she drinks water most of the day though. She has a multivitamin in the morning with breakfast. 

We are pretty much on the same routine as the last time I posted about it.

Firsts since she turned 3: She got to bake Christmas cookies with grandma for the first time, First birthday party for her brother and sister (she helped blow out candles and open gifts), First memorial for a great grandparent, First friends birthday party (she had a blast), First cousin born after her, first time helping make a birthday cake for daddy, since being 3 she has really experienced everything more because she understands more now.

She can walk by herself all over with no problems. We have a harness backpack with a leash to use when we are at a busy fair or event. 

Hope you enjoyed a little update on our big girl! Lots of Love. 

March Monthly Favorites

Hello my wonderful readers. Today I'm going to share my March monthly favorites with you. I only had a few this month including things from past months. So here we go:

1. Call the Midwife / Parenthood: during nap time or before bed I like to relax by watching a show. I finished the show Parenthood recently and cried the whole time happy and sad tears it was such a good show. Now I am onto Call the Midwife. I absolutely love period dramas (I was so bummed when Downton Abbey went off I almost cried!). I find birth very interesting so this period drama centered around a midwife's life is right up my alley. 

2. Bracelets: being a mom to small kiddos I can't wear a lot of dainty necklaces that I like a lot because they get pulled on so I am really getting into bracelets like cuffs and stuff that I can stack together. I am kind of picky which ones I like but the ones I do have I am loving and got almost all of them from my friend Alicia that sells Paparazzi Jewelry. You can find her sales group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AliciasJewelryVault/?ref=br_rs

3. Decorating for the seasons/holidays with Penelope: I am trying to teach Penelope about the holidays and the seasons of the year now that she is really understanding. So for each holiday and season we are decorating with some coloring project or paper project something to hang up and remind us what season/holiday it is. 

4. Reading to the kids: The last thing I have been loving is reading to my kids. Now that the twins are really understanding what is going on and Andrew is even starting to say book, they love when I read to them which makes it so enjoyable. 

Share with me some of your favorites in the comments so I can give them a try. Lots of Love!

Easter Baskets 2018

Hello my wonderful readers. Happy Easter!!! He is Risen!!! I thought I would share what is in our kids Easter baskets today. I hope you and your family are having a wonderful day just like we are.

For our 3 year old we have her forever Easter basket we got her for her first Easter. This year we had a little miscommunication between hubby and I, haha, so Penelope will get two movies and a Jasmine doll to add to her collection she has going of these Disney Princess Royal shimmer dolls, also not pictured is a small unicorn bracelet. 

 For our 15 month old twins we got a book, snack and one small toy. Juliet loves baby dolls and Andrew love Thomas the train.

 Penelope's Basket is from Lillian Vernon and the twins bags are from a friend of mines shop Three Little Chicks (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThreeLittleChicks/).

Here they all 3 are packed up how the Easter bunny will bring them on Easter morning. Starting last year we wanted to set a rule of 1 book or movie and 1 small toy per child as to not get carried away and spend too much because with 3 kids that could cost a fortune haha. So I wish you and your family a very Happy Easter!!! and remember He is Risen!!!

February Monthly Favorites

Hello my wonderful readers! I am here to tell you what my monthly favorites were for February. I can't believe it's March already where has the time gone, I feel like we have been so busy the past month. 

1.My first favorite has been bracelets. Now I don't usually wear a lot of jewelry but I have been trying to wear some more on a day to day basis because it makes me feel good for some reason. I am very picky about what jewelry I wear so I love to pick stuff out myself and I have been loving Paparazzi Jewelry lately and I have two friends that sell it which is so awesome to support friend's businesses. Here are the links to their shopping groups on Facebook : Alicia's Jewelry Vault  https://www.facebook.com/groups/AliciasJewelryVault/ and $5 Bling by Mal  https://www.facebook.com/groups/146925245878419/

2. I am still loving my LuLaRoe leggings!!! 

3. We are still cleaning out things and organizing things in our home and I am so loving that! 

4. And last but not least I am loving reading. I don't get to do it very often but besides books I am loving blogs because they are quicker which works good for my mommy days. One that I really love is my friend Ashley's blog http://www.domesticfashionista.com/ 

Hope you check out some of my favorites! Let me know what some of yours are in the comments so I can try them out too. 

What's in my Diaper Bag?

Hello my wonderful readers! It has been about a year I think or so since I have done a What's in my Diaper Bag. Right now I am using the Ju-Ju-Be Super Be in Black Widow. I just love the black and white with the pops of red and the red lining is so pretty. I also use a messenger strap from my Magic Merlot Ju-Ju-Be BFF bag because I love having that option when needing to be hands free. This is packed for my 3 kids for a full day out.

 I have my daughter's kindle to start she will probably watch a movie on the ride to grandmas (a play pack was thrown in at the last minute also for her), I have a small Ju-Ju-Be set piece with stroller straps, pacifier straps and sippy cup straps, Mommy Hook, 3 bibs, my daughter and mine sunglasses, my daughter's water bottle, Huggies clutch and clean full of wipes, in a Ju-Ju-Be be quick I have baby powder, 2 disposable change pads, diaper cream, lotion, and 8 size 3 diapers.

 In a medium Ju-Ju-Be set piece I have some small toys for the twins and then some other toys that I shoved into a pocket inside the bag easy to get to, I have hats for all 3, a reusable bag, a wet bag, my little rose gold bag with my wallet and mommy stuff in it, 3 burp cloths, a Ju-Ju-Be be quick with an extra outfit for all 3 kids and an extra pull up for my 3 year old.

 2 pacifiers with clips on them, a Ju-Ju-Be be quick with a reusable snack bag full of goldfish and two snack cups with cheerios for my twins, **Added later two sippy cups for my twins**, 2 receiving blankets, a changing pad from my Ju-Ju-Be Be prepared, and a large Ju-Ju-Be set piece with tissues, glasses wipes, 2 pens, a small notebook, first aid kit, plastic bag, sunblock stick, some change, teething necklace, handkerchief, hand sanitizer.

Here it is all packed up, it fits so much I just love this bag! 

Hope this helps someone see how much fits in this bag and also what I carry for a full day out with my 3 year old and twins 1 year olds. Lots of love.

January Monthly Favorites

Hello my wonderful readers! I thought I would start a new series hopefully I can keep up with of monthly favorites. So here is January's monthly favorites:

1. Target travel mug - $1.50 from Target clearance rack after Christmas I am using it to try to drink more water, that is one of my new year goal.

2. Kindle Fire/ Library Card - I got myself a library card for the first time in like 15 years and have borrowed books onto my Kindle which is awesome! Part of my new year goal is to read more so I have been trying to do just that. 

3. Peppermint Mocha Creamer - I absolutely love this creamer I have it every morning in my mama coffee.

4. Planner - I love anything planner related, I love to plan ahead and make lists so much for everything. I have The Happy Planner Faith Edition right now and love it!

5. LuLaRoe Leggings -  I live in these, I have way to many to admit! I love that I can be comfy and cute and get up and down off the floor with the kids all day without showing my behind. I just got some solid black ones so I am for sure wearing them ALL THE TIME! haha.

6. Organizing/Simplifying - January always brings me into the spirit of cleaning things out and organizing so I have been getting rid of a lot of stuff and just keeping what I need or what I for sure wear.

Hope you have lots of love in your life!